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William W. Borba 1963 Oral History

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William W. Borba 1963 Oral History


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Paul Borba, nephew of William S. Borba and his widow Willow Borba and their daughter Regina Borba, have gifted the recorded interview of William S. Borba.  Subjects of the recording include wineries, the Hunt Bros., the apple and berry industry, and the China Town in the Bloomfield area.  Recollections of the rerouting of the electric railroad so it did not cross the tracks three times, resulting in the battle of 1906.  Fruit and vegetable picking.   The end of Lake Jonive in 1904. The origins of the Gravenstein apple via Mr. Pepper of Petaluma who graphed from the Russian apple trees.  The largest apple tree in Green Valley at the Mel Coffman Ranch.


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Western Sonoma County Historical Society, 261 South Main Street, , Sebastopol, CA 95472, Telephone: (707) 829-6711, Email: westsonomactyhistoricalsociety@gmail.com, https://wschs.org/
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Source material provided by Western Sonoma County Historical Society. Preserved and made available online by California Revealed. California Revealed is supported by the U.S. Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act, administered in California by the State Librarian.
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2020-11-24 00:34:48
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08-140 1100
Genre
Oral histories
Identifier
casebwsc_000002
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Unknown
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cavpp018257
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Audio cassette: 1 Tape of 1
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West County Museum Oral History

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